Mark Kay, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Tech Draft: Time for Formula 1 broadcasters to refocus on the sport

Formula 1 entered its summer break after last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix giving us time to reflect on the season so far, at this instance, the refocus of broadcasters back on the sport itself. As the wind ... Read More...

Tech Draft: Does Red Bull’s agreement with Honda affect talks with Porsche?

Red Bull and Honda have announced that they will continue their technical collaboration on the power unit front until 2025, but does that have an effect on the Formula 1 team's talks with Porsche? Tech Draft ... Read More...

Tech Draft: Is it time for F1 to sustainably return to its roots?

Formula 1 has evolved over the years, with gimmicks coming and going, but isn't it time to employ modern technology to bring it back to its simplistic roots while remaining sustainable? Tech Draft discusses. T... Read More...

Tech Draft: Are 2023 F1 floor rule changes really proposed for safety?

The subject of Formula 1 revising the floor regulations for the 2023 season has been hotly debated recently, but is safety the main driver for change? Tech Draft discusses. The chance that numerous F1 teams ... Read More...

Tech Draft: Open letter to FIA and F1 on Technical Directives

Dear Mr. Ben Sulayem and Mr. Domenicali, In October of 2021 Formula 1 news website grandprix247.com, for which I am a technical journalist, published an open letter addressed to the FIA that I authored reque... Read More...

Tech Draft: F1 and FIA should revisit team curfews amid cost cap

Tech Draft: F1 cost cap ignores well being of team personnel?

When Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both crashed in Q3 on the Friday of the recent Austrian Grand Prix the degree of damage sustained to both their Mercedes F1 W13’s didn’t just create an unwanted headache... Read More...

Tech Draft: Black faced Vettel a wakeup call F1 needs

This Tech Draft reflects on some aspects of the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix, but mainly a sustainability-related issue sparked by the scene of Sebastian Vettel covered in brake carbon dust. There has been plent... Read More...

TECH DRAFT: Formula 1 at critical juncture on regulative intent

Formula 1 Technical Advisory Committee will meet this Saturday at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, and one very important matter to be discussed will bring the sport to what is its most critical juncture in rece... Read More...

Tech Draft: F1 public deserves free media access to FIA TD’s

FIA's Technical Directives have always been shrouded in secrecy, but we at GrandPrix247 have always debated that the media and the public deserve to have free access to them. Formula 1 is a sport that draws ... Read More...

Tech Draft: F1 Cost Cap, inflation, Force Majeure, and escalation

Tech Draft: F1 Cost Cap escalation, inflation and Force Majeure

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has been making noise in the media recently about the Formula 1 financial cost cap needing escalation due to inflation, using terms such as Force Majeure. Horner even su... Read More...

Tech Draft: Analyzing FIA’s Bouncing Technical Directive

The FIA has issued a statement on Thursday announcing they will intervene to push the Formula 1 teams to reduce "porpoising" via a new Technical Directive, so what does that mean? Tech Draft analyses. Thursd... Read More...

Tech Draft: Andretti’s F1 entry is an FIA decision not teams

In recent months the story of Andretti Global’s desire to enter Formula 1 has become a topical issue, and it is one that has important implications for the sport. Most of us are aware of Michael’s attempt to... Read More...

Tech Draft: Baku, an event to savor

This weekend's 2022 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the deceivingly important Baku City Circuit might just be an event to look forward to and savor, if history has anything to say about it. But you may wo... Read More...

Tech Draft: The need to keep Formula 1 fuel cool

There was something unusual that happened on both the Miami and Spanish Grand Prix weekends that I don’t think was purely coincidental and has been on my mind ever since So I thought I’d put my thoughts abou... Read More...

Tech Draft: An early season Formula 1 driver rundown

A third of the 2022 Formula 1 season has already elapsed, and it won’t be long now before the "Silly Season" is upon us. We are starting to develop a real understanding of who the contenders for both Champio... Read More...

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Tech Draft: Too early to herald 2022 F1 regs a success

Formula 1 debuted a new set of aero regulations for 2022, with the hope of promoting better racing, but with all the positives seen up to now, it may be too early to herald the new regulations a success. After... Read More...

Tech Draft: Still battling against the grain in 2022

Pirelli introduced new 18" Formula 1 tyres in 2022, and while "porpoising" might seem to be the most talked about issue teams are facing, tyre graining is also causing a headache as this Tech Draft will show. ... Read More...

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Tech Draft: Plenty to think about after Melbourne

Formula 1 returned to Melbourne after two years of absence from the sport's calendar, and the 2022 Australian Grand Prix last weekend gave us plenty to think about. The first fly-away stanza of the 2022 Formul... Read More...

Author Mark Kay